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Protect Medicare: Fight plan to code high, treat low

Medicare was enacted in 1965 after a fierce fight with doctors and the health industry. The same fears of socialized medicine and rationed care were shouted in 1965 as they are today. Fifty...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Amache concentration camp commencement: Honoring internee Marion Konishi

In protest of racism in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. Twelve years earlier, Marion Konishi gave a speech. Who was Marion Konishi and why is...

DATE: Mar 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Imagine a great river, flowing free through Glen Canyon

Some environmental groups and water honchos have sponsored a “Rewilding of Glen Canyon” contest, with the winner getting $4,000 “and counting.” The contest’s goal is to reconnect the Colorad...

DATE: Feb 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The challenging task of changing place names on public lands

Last month, the Department of the Interior asked for nominations for a new Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names. The goal is to replace derogatory names on millions of acres a...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

School board did not give superintendent a chance to succeed

In evaluating superintendent Risha VanderWey, the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 Board of Education acted like a kangaroo court, ignoring due process and coming to a predetermined con...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tips for a first-time buyer

Deciding where you’ll fly-fish is a good first step Let’s say someone near and dear to you gave you a shop-till-you-drop card redeemable at your local fly shop. The only problem, even though...

DATE: Feb 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

A dark day for democracy

Teaching the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

DATE: Jan 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

In the 21st century, where does a mountain man go?

Dear Action Line: Recent stories have discussed a rise in campers living in the national forest. There has been a travel trailer parked in a U.S. Forest Service campground in La Plata Ca...

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The Bears Ears shuffle

Preservation vs. exploitation in southeast Utah, a five-year review

DATE: Dec 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

How to care for your Christmas tree

One of the earliest memories many people have of the holiday season is that of the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree. Cut Christmas trees are probably the most highly used greenery in ho...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Adam Lewy’s adventures in early Southwest Colorado

Captive, marshal and sheriff, Lewy experienced the rough and tumble life of early Montezuma County

DATE: Nov 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Action is necessary to address EMS workforce shortage

The nation’s emergency medical services system is facing a crippling workforce shortage, a long-term problem that has been building for more than a decade. It threatens to undermine our emer...

DATE: Nov 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns